Indiana Palladium, Volume 6, Number 36, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 11 September 1830 — Page 1

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ROTUNDA OF THE CAPITOL At W ashington. The Capitol of ih- U. S. is one of the most splendid edifices in the world. The striking beauty of its architectural proportions, its finished and costly Yforkmanship, and its noble scite, are surpassed by few, if any of the modern erections. Tiie following description of tbf Rotunda, or central entrance of hA CnnitnL tvhirh th v:i rontr,! dome springs to an elevation of ninety six feet, is from the pen of Mr. De Witt, of Kington, a member of th house of representatives, and senior editor of the UMer Sentinel. It is minute, accu rale, nod interesting narticularlv the

7 . o ' lv hi. torical scenes of interest. The writer rematks that he has avoided as far as prac ticable the use of technical term?, and has employed the plaiuesi and most appropriate words. This mag ficent apartment compre hends the spacious area between the two wings of the structure, and is of a circular form. It is entirely of marbl (and so indeed i is every permanent part ml,) excepting the lighi of th" Caoitr doors covered with ereen baize that lead out of it, and the frame of the k light above. The height of the domBoars beyond the roof, and it may well be imagined, is awful and sublime. T,v- floor is beautifully paved, and the sound of a single voice uttering words, in an ordinary tone, reverberates-aloft like the feint rumbling of distant thunO der. When two or more converse. there is an incessant roaring, absorbing. if I may sn speak, the entire medium of snnnH TTiPn iIim Mmnlp tnurh nf walkiner -tu k on the oavement. distinctJy echoes al mg the circumference, and rfifswv Rlrroiv in ihn rstnrinna vnt 6o extr-melv elastic is the air within! There is nothing, I believe, .qual to ii in this country, and. of itself, it well deserves a iournev to Washiocton. In the niches left on Durnose about fifteen feet from the floor, are four sculptured nieces as larc as life, which I will endeavor to describe. The fir?, on the rieht as vou enter the door lead ine from the Hall of the House, reprecents a combat between au Indian chief, and a white man, the scene of which is laid in 1773. The white man having tired off his musket, (which is plainly indicated hy the state ot the cock and pan,)bassei-

description of the hne representations, "eiuiru meswiueui smniou rein baso relievo, commemorative of the r'"n,lJ elevated upon the monument at

zed it by the barrel and is in the act of ems mildly to remonstrate and to reaiming a blow at the head ot the chief fue th pruffrred gift, saying, "Poor,

with the butt who, laying bold of that nart with his left hand. strikes it down and thus the piece is brought verticallv between them, the barrel pointintr n nd thM InrL heinfr ahnnt on a level lock being about on a level eads. In thisposition,wilh with their he bis left hand elevated and grasped around the barrel, and his right leg advanced, the white man, disappointed of his blow with the musket, firmly clenches iri his right hand, which hangs down by his side, and is a littlt drawn back as if to give force to the meditated thrust, a long sharp pointed knife evidently directed at the warrior's heat who again, on his part, holds in his right hand, high in air, the deadly tomahawk, ready to descend with fatal vengeance. They both staie each other fiercely in the face. The countenance of the Indian is terrible. The corners of his wide mouth are drawn down; he shows part of his large separated teeth; bis brows are knit; his nostrils distended; and every muscle in his gigantic form seems strained to the utmost. He has no cover for his nakedness save the the usual wrapper about the loins, and a blanket, not spread open, but gathered like a scarf about his shoulders with one end thrown over his arm. The aspect of hi antagonist betrays no less interest, and not being distorted seem.' to indicate a more cool and confident expectation of victory. The portrait is truly admirable. Every line of his countenance denotes him to be in earnest. With powder horn and shot pouch at his side his hat off his hair in good order a noble eye a prominent nose high cheek bones compressed lips -a projecting chin and the fringed garb of a hunter he presents altogether one of the most striking figures I ever beheld. He and the warrior, as they are thus grappled in deadly strife, stand each with one" foot resting upon a dead Indian the victim already of the victors unerring aim. The attilude of this dead Iudian is scarcely less deserving of contemplation. He lays on Lis -He, with his knees drawn up towards his breast lhe ritjht a Utile more

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than the left and, his head resting upon his hands, which he seems to have placed, open, one above the other. There are two. or three wrinkles in his forehead his eyes are closed as in sleep and about his lips the smile of mortality seems playing while in his side we behold the gaping wound that laid him low. I do not think a more natural counterfeit of death could be produced. This battle is fought under a tre",the branchesof which project over the head, b or the performance, which was designed to commemorate an exploit of the celebrated Daniel Boon, we are indebted to the chisel of Mr. Caucisi, the ingenius Italian artist, who . J.i--4i r n i . . inimore. Passing further round, we come to a scene of .toother description the land ina of the Pilgrims ut Plymouth. An Indian, the shape of whose head shows him to be a tribe different from that of the warrior in combat, sits astride of a low narrow ledge almost upon the very point of the famous rock, with the el bow of his right hand resting upon the knee of his ri8ht lei (which by being placed a little higher on the ledge than tl,e otDfjr becomes conveniently crook M for lhat purpose,) while the left, Iu,y exposed, is thrown back, and therefore rests partly on the toe. He ,Pans forward, looking wistfully, and holds out u his "ght hand an ear of corn poinnng ai me same ume with ,,)e fore ri"ger ofhis left down to lre tremity ol the rock, near which two 1 '! ftea,s a,t :jJ,IJy mis savage, nKe the one already described, has a braid -d tufl ot hair uPon his crown large ornaments in his ears leegins and a kind of coarse mailing about his loins. Hf 13 met face to face by a pilgrim, with one foot on the rock and the other in lnc bow of a boat) beautifully sculp ,ured and bearing the inscription in bgures, 1620. I he dress of this per Uonage is plain, and doubtless accordMng ,0 tne costume of the age. The brim 0Ihis touched bat is blown back b5 lhe brt" ZM 80 as 10 ffrd a distinct vievv his features, and he appears to 4vear a Pair ot l0lJg waterman's boots. The expression of his countenance is striking & characteristic. Hs cheeks are broadly marked with a smile, and he look3 with complacency upon the harmless being before him. His left arfn is crooked, and, with the open palm elevated as high as his head, he simple Indian, 1 came not here to take away your corn, nor to tread upon your ,ad wihout leave. My only object is t0 seek an as'Ium ior me and y P pressed brethren , our wives and little pressed brethren, our wives a e8-7' Behind the pilgrim, in the boat, stands h'13 v?ife, clad in a neat cotlage bonnet and cloak, with her e)es lifted up to Heaven as in prayer for a blessing while at hr side is a youth, pointing earnestly at ihe Indian. This amiable tjroup is also from the chissel of Mr. Causici. The next niche presents u with a view of Wm, Penn and two Indian Chiefs, in treaty under the memorable elm on the right bank of the Delaware, near Philadelphia. The short, compact 6turdy figure of the good man, with the broad brim of his round hat turned up behind and at the sides his curly locks, capeless coat, tight breeches, and buckled shoes above all, the sedate and artless air of his full face seemed to point him out as a calm, contented, comfortable Quaker, neither fearing evil from any one nor intending it himelf; depending by hisside,a scroll partly developed, and points with his fore ringer to the inscription, "Treaty, 1632." The two chiefs stand before him the younger with his arm around the neck of the elder, and partly between them. With the elder, who bears the insignia of a distinguished Sachem, he is in the act of shaking hands; while the other, as if to explain more distinctly ths purport of the Ireatv, seems to be in earnest conversation with his country man, looking him sharply in the eyes and enforcing what he says with an emphatic gesture. The old chief, holding perpendicularly before him a large calumet or pipe of peace, listens attentively, staring in turn at the crator while Wm. Penn, unmoved, watches the effect of his eloquence. This spectacle, though not so deeply interesting as the others is still worthy of the place it accupies. It is from the chissel ol Mr. Gevelot. Lastly we. come to the narrow escape of captain John Smith, the lirat success-

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Ljmmi!ipJM.,mjuL i,i ful adventurer in Virginia, from the up lifted war club ol King Powhatan. He is represented in a recumbent pos ture, partly on his side, with his left leg laid over the shin ot his right his head a little raised from the stone on which it had been placed for the convenience ol being easier smashed and his eyes directed with an implying look toward the countenance of the chief. Ilis hair is thick and curly his beard long aud bush) he wears a kind of tunic, buttoned up from the waisi to the neck breeches buckled at the knee and coarse shoes tied with strings. The captain, judging from this sculpture, must have beeo a sj ar man, not to De- compared witu tht brawny Pnn; but his countenance is fine, and be.tis the impress of a daring spirit. At the crown of his head, bending over him and partly kneeling, is the king's daughter, Pocahontas. With her hands clasped in agony, she look? with inexpressable tenderness at the chief, and supplicates him to stay the blow. Nothing, indeed, can be more captivating than this figure; and tbo' Pocahontas doubtless wire the only simple drapery of her race, the ariist lias so judiciously disposed of it as not to .ff;.nd the most delicate taste. Opposite to her, and at the other extremity of the intended victim, stands a tall chief, (whom the reader may suppose i to be Powhatan,) with his right foot on the captain's thigh his left hand open and drawn back the war club laid down on his shoulder in a word, his whole appearance indicating the utmost surprise at theinlerferencc of his daugh ter. He stares, not at Pocahontas, but at a warrior next him, who, in a kind posture, as if himself dreadinc the stroke, holds up his hand to ward it off, and intercedes for mercv. Ou his right, partly behind Pocahontas, stands another, with his war club ele vated ready for execution, glancing sharply toward the chief, as if impa tient for the signal to beet". But to be more explicit, I will here translate from the captain' own book in the li brary i f Congrss his account of the ie. H-; speak? modestly of himself in thi thini peison: Having feasted after the best bar barous manner they could, a long con sultation was held, but the conclusion was, two great stones were brought before Powhatan; then as many as could lay hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head, and being ready with their clubs to beat out his brains. Pocahontas, the king's dearest daughter, when no entreaty could prevail, got his head in her arms, and her own upon his to save him from death: whereas the emperor, (Powhatan,) was contented he should live to make him hatchets, and her bells, beeds and cop per This interesting production, bearing the inscription 1606, is Irom the chissel of Mr. Capellano. Besides these sculptures, in four larger compartments lower down, are the enchanting pictun s of col. Trumbell, each commemorating an important epoch in our history, viz: the Declara tion of Independence, the surrender of Bur poyne, the surrender of Cornvahis, and Gen. Washington's resigning his commission at Annapolis, Dec. 23, 1780. We see here Congress in session, the principal of either army meeting face to face, many of them mounted, and all of them accurately painted as large as life. The horses were admirably grouped, and the noble gray of Gen. Lincoln, as he reins him sideways on breaking off an interview with three distinguished commanders of Cornwallis, seems literally to live and move. As, however, these paintings were ex hibited in the Acadamy of Arts at New York, previous to their removal hither, and were there seen by all who profess to have a taste for matters of the kind, it will not be necessary for me to enter into a more minute description of them. Four spaces still remain blank which it is hoped may speedily be occupied in a similar manner. From the Magazine of Useful Knowledge. MANAGEMENT OF BEES. Nothing can be more cruel than the practice, which we believe to be almost universal among our farmers, of destroying that most useful and interesting insect, the Honey Bee, for the purpose of obtaining those treasures which its industry and skill have accumulated, and its sagacity provided for food, du ring that season when it must cease its operations. Setting aside the barbarity of the practice, nothing caa be ocre

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- unnecessary and unprofitable to the culti ; vtor of the bee, who may just as welll ! avail himself of its industry and pre serve its life; in truth, the destruction of this little animal, for the sake of us honey, forcibly reminds U3 of the fable of the goose and the golden egg, with which we presume every one of our readers is familiar if not, however, wrecommend them to read it. The industry of the Bee is proverbial, and if properly managed, a hive is able, not only to provide a sufficient supply ot provisions for themselves during the winter, but will furnish a considerable surplus; in France and the European countries generally, this is well understood : instead, therefore, of destroy ing their Bt es in the autumn, they take from them, from time to time during the summer and flowering season, as much honey as they deem prudent, which the Bees immediately go to work to supply again or they sometimes adopt another method, that of inducing the Bees to leave the hive which they have already filled, and enter an empty ont ; this is done in the following manner: In the dusk of the evenii g, when the inhabitants of the hive are all collected within it, take it from the place upon which it stands, and set it, bottom side up, upon the ground; then take a clear hive, prepared for the purpose, and place it upon the old one, the bottom of course being open. Having done t hi, rap the old hive gently with a stick, '-me fifteen minutes, duiing which the Bees will leave it, and e nter the new one. This being done, lift the new hive carefully from the old one, and (dace it upon lhe bench from which the other was removed. You now will have the honey separate from the B es, and perfectly clean ar.d nice. The Bes finding their treasure gone, will by no means give themselves up to despondency, but fall to, like industrious fellows, as they are, and if they have time, (and to allow them that, this should not be done later than about the middle ol August) will provide an ample 5tore ol provisions for the winter. There is another way of abstracting honey from a hive which we have seen, and which we recommend to those who wish to enj y the luxury of fresh honey. lhe hive is made ol four boards, each about three feet long", and about one foot wide, nailed together; both ends are closed by other pieces of board, a foot square; lhat at the end where the entrance is intended,(and it is to be observed that the hive is to be laid flat upon a bench,) is nailed on, the other is hung at the top by hinges, and is fastened down by a button or hasp. "When honey is wanted, it can be had at any time; it is procured in the following manner: raise the back end or door a very little, and hold under it for a few moments, a burning rag the Bees will immediately leave that end of the hive nuu ui-u iu mc uuiu ; ujis utii'g uoiic, you may men raise the door, and take out, unmolested, as many pieces of I beautiful honey-comb, of the size cf the box, as you have occasion for. Upon closing the door again, the Bees will im mediately go to work to fill up that part of the hive which has thus been made vacant, and should you have but ore hive, and have occasion for nore fresh honey again a few days after, you will find it already prepared for you by this laborious little insect. John Randolph. It is not generally known, we presume, that John Randolph made his first entrance upon the ; public stage, against the influence cf the oratory of Patrick Henry. In the spring of 1799, Mr. Randolph offered Himself as a candidate to represent the district in which he resided, in the next Congress, on which occasion he had two competitors, one of whom was an ard ent supporter of the administration of John Adams, and the other as decided ly opposed to it. At the same time, the pressing solicitations of many of the leading Federalists had induced Patrick Henry to withdraw from his retirement, and announce himsell to the freeholders of the county of Charlotte as a candidate for their suffrages in the House of Delegates of Virginia. Migh ty preparations were making by the Democratic party to elect a majority to both branches of the General assembly, that would change the mode of choosing Presidential Electors throughout the state from the District, as it then existed, to the General Ticket system, with a view of giving the entire vote ol the State to Mr. Jefferson. Mr. Madison resigned his seat which he held in Congres?, and became a candidate for

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- 1 the General Assembly, to ensure, his efforts and talents, the success of the measure. hen the day of election arrived, Patrick Henry made his appearance, and addressed the electors in a masterly strain, in favor of the general principles of policy on which the ft a b ederal party rested. He spoke about two hours, and kft an impression upon the minds of his hearers, by no means favorable to the success of any politic iai opponent. Under all these appalling disadvantages, a young man was seen to present himself before the people, with the avowed intention of combatting the arguments of Mr. IIenry The person of air. Randolph was little known, as he had lived rather a solitary life upon his estate, after he had completed his collegiate studies at Columbia College in this city. The singularity of his carriage, his youthful appearance, and shrill tones, together with the power of his eloquence, soon excited a wonderful enthusiasm among his audience. ho listened with the deepest silence to Ins remarks. He seemed quite conscious cf the boldness of the enterprise in which he had embarked, and animadverted upon the address of Mr. Henry, in a style and manner which drew the highest commendation from that highly gifted orator. His speech was received with the most rapturous plaudits, and it was evident to Mi . Henry that a spirit was excited which portended far more than could have been originally calcu lated. He found himself compelled to rcascend the rostrum in defence of the topics he had advanced, and was again followed by Mr. Randolph in reply. The polls vvere opened, and as the election proceeded, it was discovered that the people were resolved notwithstanding party dissentions, to have the benefit of the services of both these distinguished individual-, in the different situations which they coveted. Patriek Henry was chosen to the House of Delegates, and John Raudolph to the U. S. House of Representatives. Mr. Henry, however, did not live to take his seat in the Assembly, and the fiiends of Mr. Jefferson carried their favorite measure in that body, at the ensuing &ession, by a majority of 5 votes. Some years aftcrtvardsjMr. Randolph, in the course of some observations he addressed to Congress respecting Mr. Jefferson, expressed his firm conviction lhat if Patrick Henry had lived to take a part in the debates of the Geneial Assemblv ,upon the proposed alteration,the project would have been defeated, and .Mr. Jefferson not then elected President. "It prevailed," said he, "by a majority of only 5 votes, and Patrick Henry was always good for 5 times 5 votes." Mr. Adams would have received the votes of five or six of the electoral districts, and been re-elected. Y. Y, Jour, of Com, i lie loiiowmg singular escape is related among the other incidents of the great northern storm: A ho.Jse, in xshlch the wife of Mr Durfee and three children were alone. was surrounded by water, and the family were first apprised of danger by awakening in the night and finding their bed just above its surface! The water continued to rise and the bed with it probably buoyed up by the boards of the lower floor, which were fortunately loose. In this situation without any succor,Mis. Durfeemaintained as she thinks, her self-possession; tbo' it was with some difficulty that she prevented the bed from inclining so much that one cide or the other should not be under water. The water finally rose within about 20 inches of the chamber ceiling ( traces of which are plain upen the wall,) when Mrs. D. moved aside one or two of the loose boards which composed if, and took her children into the little loft remaining there till her neighbors rescued her the nest day. ' Rare Change. In these times, when office-seekers are so numerous, hundreds having been turned out, and hundreds of others not being able to get in, we advist- them to put in proposals to serve as King of Greece, for wonderful as it may seem to us in the United States, Piince Leopold has declined accepting the proffered dignity. Undoubtedly some of nur patent exclusive R-publicans would undertake the Royal job for a dollar a day and found. Our -xrlus.ivp democrats all barker to be Kii.gs. Whoever heard of a man, impudently pretendirg to pat -nt Republicanism, that did not in truth mean thereby to obtain power! Souzznir